jpdb beta

harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

4

moment; brief space of time

2

strong interaction; strong force

2

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

6

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

1

to stagger; to stumble

1

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

4

feelings of guilt

1

to swell up

2

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

1

negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated

1

bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump

1

cause; origin; source

5

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

5

to grimace; to frown

4

to hold up in one's arms

2

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

2

poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby

1

body; physique; build; stature

3

trusting too much; overestimating ability

1

had better ...; had better not ...

8

nape of the neck

1

lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)

1

coercive; overbearing

1

in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

1

to do for (the sake of someone else)

1

(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever

1

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

10

silk gauze (esp. used in light clothing for high summer)

10

government service; the bureaucracy

2

many; much; plenty; hardly

4

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

2

news; word; tidings; omen

5

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

3

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

3

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

1

I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but

2

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

2

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

4

preference; priority; precedence

2

should do; ought to do

4

guard; convoy; escort

4

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

2

feigning ignorance; acting dumb

1

to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize

1

low voice; whisper

4

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

1

showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude

1